War

In Kherson region, Russian military shelled the village of Zolota Balka, damaging a residential building and farm buildings. No civilian casualties have been reported. Volodymyr Litvinov, the head of the Beryslav district military administration, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "The Russian army struck the village of Zolota Balka of Novooleksandrivka territorial community," the report says. Read also: Russian forces shell Nikopol, woman injured It is noted that a residential building and farm buildings were damaged by artillery shelling. No civilians were injured. As reported by Ukrinform, the Russian forces shelled populated areas of Kherson region 60…

Approximately 900 Ukrainian marines have completed the course in the United Kingdom, which was conducted by Royal Marines and Army Commandos, during a six-month UK programme supported by international partners. Ukrinform reports this with reference to the UK government website. The training was announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the UK in February. It is the first programme of amphibious training delivered by the UK to Ukraine, culminating with the Ukrainian marines planning and conducting raids by both day and night. “Each training cohort underwent a rigorous five-week programme, developing individual skills including…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held negotiations with President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema and discussed a 'grain deal' and preparations for the Global Peace Summit. The head of state announced this on the social network X (formerly Twitter), according to Ukrinform. “Negotiations with the President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema. Formula for Peace and Restoration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative”, Zelensky wrote. According to him, the conversation focused on the fact that the use of food as a weapon is unacceptable.  The President invited Zambia to join the preparation of the Global Peace Summit and to participate in the next…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded 171 defenders of Ukraine with state awards, 106 of them posthumously. The corresponding decree No. 485/2023 of August 11 was published on the website of the head of state, according to Ukrinform. The document states that the awards are intended for personal courage shown in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless performance of military duty. Read also: Lithuanian military off to Britain with another training mission for Ukrainian soldiers The defenders were awarded the Orders of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Danylo Halytsky, 'For Courage', and medals For Military Service to Ukraine, 'Defender…

At its meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers allocated UAH 200 million from the state budget reserve fund for the purchase of weapons, military equipment and ammunition. Taras Melnychuk, the permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "UAH 200 million has been allocated to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine on a non-refundable basis at the expense of the state budget reserve fund to implement measures related to strengthening the state's defense capabilities, in particular, the purchase of weapons, military equipment and ammunition," the statement reads. Read also: Ogryzko: law on…

Four 'Kinzhal' missiles were sent to Ivano-Frankivsk region to strike a military airfield and pilots who will soon go to Europe for training. Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, said this on the air of the nationwide telethon 'United News', according to Ukrinform. "This is another attack by terrorists with Kh-47 missiles. The missiles were aimed at military airfields that have been under enemy fire for months. And the Starokostyantyniv airfield ( Khmelnytskyi region - ed.) is the most affected by the Russian occupants' attacks. This time, our youth, our young pilots, who are about to leave…

US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, commenting on the barbaric rocket attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv, said that Russia's disregard for human life has no bounds. The US ambassador wrote about this on social network X (ʼTwitterʼ)," according to Ukrinform. “Russia continues its relentless and barbaric attacks on the people of Ukraine — yesterday hitting a hotel in Zaporizhzhia used by UN colleagues and USAID partners; today shooting missiles at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. In the past 24 hours: 4 killed, 40+ injured, and a children's hospital damaged by debris. Russia's disregard for human life knows no bounds”, Brink…

One of the four enemy Kh-47 missiles was shot down in Ukraine on the morning of Friday, August 11. “Around 10:00, the enemy launched four Kh-47 ‘Kinzhal’ air-launched ballistic missiles from four MiG-31K aircraft. The missiles were fired from the airspace of Tula and Lipetsk regions of the Russian Federation,” the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Telegram. The missiles entered Ukraine’s airspace from the northern direction, heading southwest to the area of the Kolomyia airfield in Ivano-Frankivsk region. One Kh-47 missile was destroyed within Kyiv region. The rest struck near the airfield. Objects of civilian…

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, General Daniel Zmeko discussed the Ukrainian army needs for weapons, ammunition, and air defense systems. "We held a constructive meeting, worked at one of the command posts. I familiarized my colleague with the situation at the front, the course of our defensive and offensive operations, told about the actions of the enemy," Zaluzhny posted on Telegram. According to the Commander-in-Chief, the current needs of the Ukrainian army for weapons, ammunition, and air defense systems were also discussed,…

In Ukraine, three state-owned defense plants have already started production of FPV drones. Yaroslav Oliynyk, adviser to the Minister of Strategic Industries, said this during a speech at the iForum conference, Ukrinform reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine. The minister's adviser also said that three domestic enterprises had already started the production of FPV drones. "Now they are training staff and working on setting up the purchase of components. I cannot disclose details for security reasons," he said. Oliynyk also presented five main steps to achieve this goal. First of all,…